Recollected Words of Abraham Lincoln

This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography.

About the author

Don E. Fehrenbacher is William Robertson Coe Professor of History and American Studies Emeritus at Stanford University. Among his many Lincoln publications is a two-volume edition of Abraham Lincoln: Speeches and Writings for the Library of America. Virginia Fehrenbacher is a retired public school teacher.

Summary

This is the first comprehensive collection of remarks attributed to Abraham Lincoln by his contemporaries. Much of what is known or believed about the man comes from such utterances, which have been an important part of Lincoln biography.

Additional text

"From its elegantly written and sensibly reasoned introduction to its rich trove of recollected remarks of Lincoln, this is the most important archival work on Lincoln since the publication of the Collected Works of Abraham Lincoln some forty years ago."

Product details

• Authors: Don E. Fehrenbacher, Virginia Fehrenbacher, Abraham Lincoln
• Assisted by: Don Fehrenbacher (Editor), Don E Fehrenbacher (Editor), Don E. Fehrenbacher (Editor), Virginia Fehrenbacher (Editor)
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.11.1996
• EAN: 9780804726368
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-2636-8
• No. of pages: 648
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 244 mm x 47 mm
• Weight: 1125 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous